阅读下面短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案，完成所给句子。

　　Mr Brown, a teacher in a Primary school(小学) often dozed off in class. But he didn't want his pupils to do that.

　　One day, he again dozed off in class. When he woke up, one of the boys, Tom, asked him, "Why did you doze off in class just now, dear sir?"'

　　Mr Brown's face turned red.“ I... I was invited to visit Sungod(太阳神) in my dream(梦),” he said.

　　Tom seemed to say something, but he kept silent.

　　The next day, Tom also “dozed off” in class. When the teacher saw this, he woke Tom up and asked him,“Why did you doze off in class, Tom?”

　　Tom answered with a smile,“ I was asked to visit Sungod, too.”

　　The teacher got angry and asked him, “What did he say to you, then?”

　　“He told me he didn't see you yesterday.”

1. From the story we know that ______ .

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A. Tom was an honest pupil

B. Tom liked to ask questions

C. Tom was very clever

D. Tom didn't study hard in class

2. In class Mr Brown________ .

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A. was strict with his pupils

B. often felt half asleep

C. wanted his pupils to keep silent

D. was invited to visit Sungod

3. After Tom heard Mr Brown's answer, he didn't say anything because_______ .

[　　]

A. Tom believed his teacher had visited Sungod

B. Tom was afraid of his teacher

C. Tom had a good idea

D. Tom thought what his teacher said was right

4. The next day Tom _______ in class.

[　　]

A. really dozed off

B. pretended(假装) to be asleep

C. fell sick

D. felt sorry for what he' d done

5. What Tom said meant ______ .

[　　]

A. Sungod didn't see his teacher yesterday

B. Sungod was angry with his teacher

C. his teacher didn't tell the truth

D. Tom also wanted to doze off in class like his teacher.

George Washington Carver was born in 1864. He was born a slave(奴隶). When he was still a baby, his mother was stolen. He was kept by his master.

All his life George loved 26　 .When he was only seven years old, he already knew so 　27 about plants that people in his hometown called him“the plant doctor”.

George wanted to learn as much as he could, but there was no 　 28　 for black children where he lived. When he was ten, he left home to find a town that would allow　 29　 children to go to school. He studied in Missouri and Kansas 　30　 he finished high school. All this time he had to work to　 31　 his own expense(费用). He worked as a cook and opened his own laundry.

In 1890, George began college. At first he studied art, but he still had a 　32　 of plants. He began to study agriculture (农业). After he graduated, the famous inventor Thomas Edison asked him to work in his lab but George 33　 . He had other　 34　 . He started an agricultural organization(组织)for black students in Alabama.

In those days, many 35　　 in the south grew only cotton(棉花). This was 　 36 to the soil(土壤). After a while the 　37　 would not grow as well. George Washington Carver wanted to help farmers in the south to grow plants like peanuts and sweet potatoes. These plants helped the　 38　 . Over the years he invented hundreds of ways to use these two plants.

George Washington Carver invented(发明) so many things that he was　 39 “the Wizard (能手)of Tuskegee”. He died in 1943 at the 　 40　 of 79.

(　　 ) 26. A. animals　　　 B. plants　　　 C. buildings　　 D. photos

(　　 ) 27. A. much　　　　 B. many　　　 C. little　　　　 D. few

(　　 ) 28. A. house　　　　 B. farm　　　 C. hospital　　　 D. school

(　　 ) 29. A. brown　　　 B. yellow　　 C. black　　　　 D. white　

(　　 ) 30. A. when　　　　 B. until　　　 C. for　　　　　 D. since

(　　 ) 31. A. cost　　　　 B. spend　　　 C. pay　　 　　　D. take

(　　 ) 32. A. love　　　　 B. hate　　　 C. question　　　 D. surprise

(　　 ) 33. A. accepted　　 B. refused　　 C. understood　　 D. cared

(　　 ) 34. A. situations　　 B. suggestions　 C. plays　　　　 D. plans

(　　 ) 35. A. farmers　　　 B. scientists　 C. doctors　　　 D. inventors

(　　 ) 36. A. helpful　　　 B. harmful　　 C. careful　　　 D. wonderful

(　　 ) 37. A. pumpkin　　 B. peanut　　　 C. cotton　　　 D. potato

(　　 ) 38. A. soil　　　　 B. water　　　 C. air　 　　　　D. weather　

(　　 ) 39. A. seen　　　　 B. looked　　　 C. found　　　　 D. called

(　　 ) 40.A. time　　　　 B. year　　　　 C. age　　　　　 D. season